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Politics : About that Cuban boy, Elian -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (4114)	5/3/2000 12:55:00 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9127

I drew none. I don't know if his refusal was due to pressure from the government- Castro- who has managed to turn this into an incredible PR opp against us. Or if he was relying on the representations made to him by US starting on Jan 5 that his son should be and would be returned to him. Or if he was unable to obtain a VISA. Or if he even tried. We know nothing. ANd what little we know is not grounds for terminating parental rights. WHich is the bottom line. Of this particular issue.

To: Bill who wrote (4114)	5/3/2000 12:58:00 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 9127

So is it just the ONE (real) fact that made up your decision- i.e. the delay? How much weight did you give to the unsubstantiated rumors circulated by the young cousin? You know parents who GIVE their children up for adoption can come back and claim them. The Abandonment rules in most states set guidelines of NO contact for 6 months. The phone calls to the family from Juan and his efforts to get the child returned to him in Cuba would be considered evidence of "contact" or attempted contact. Here is ONE statute for you: B. Abandonment A presumption of abandonment arises when: (1) the parent has not had contact with the child or shown consistent interest in the child for six months; and (2) the social services agency has made reasonable efforts to facilitate contact. Minn. Stat. õ 260.221, subd. 1a(a)(1) (1998).